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How to pronounce bacterium in American English
“bacterium” pronunciation by American speakers
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So it is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which is a soil-dwelling bacterium.
CDC
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fireboat in terms of european fiber it's a nonspring bacterium
USDA
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You see...while we have drugs that can kill a single bacterium.....
NIH
Words that sound like “bacterium”
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